bitting vbl n Cp BITT. Comb bitting stick: piece of wood used to tighten rope holding a load of wood in place on a sled; TWISTER.
   Q 67-68 ~ used for tightening up the load (of wood). Q 71-6 Bittin' sticks [are] used when hauling firewood with a hand-drawn sled. [The] stick is used in much the same manner as one would use a tourniquet. All slack in the rope is taken up and the end of the stick pushed under the standing part to secure it. Q 71-8 ~ also 'twister.' Used by inserting a stick between two parallel lines and tightening by twisting.

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